Future Tigers Info Center

Welcome future IA Tigers!

We are so excited that you are considering Innovation Academy as part of your educational journey!

How do you know if Innovation Academy is the right fit for your student? Innovation Academy students:

Engage in hands-on learning
Are dedicated to serving and learning about their community
Enjoy collaborating with others as they learn and grow!

Parents and a student admire work at Hexter 2 Exhibition

At Innovation Academy, we design together, we grow together, and we innovate together. Students are challenged by committed staff and caring community partners who come together to learn through cross-content projects like renovating a school bus into a mobile medical bus, analyzing statistics of our own health and physical well being, or designing mosaics to represent our identity as a new community.

Enroll Today

If you are interested in being an IA student for the 2024-25 school year, please fill out our Intent to Enroll and someone from our office will contact you regarding next steps.

Intent to Enroll Enrollment Flowchart

Upcoming Dates: Launch Week

First Week

Launch week is a vital part of the Innovation Academy experience! This is a time when students are able to meet their Tiger Time teacher and classmates, engage in mini-projects together, and reengage as a part of the Innovation Academy community. Here is the tentative schedule:

Monday: 9th graders and new IA students will experience Launch Day together, touring the school, understanding the schedule, and engaging in design challenges!
Tuesday through Thursday: All Innovation Academy students engage in mini-design challenges with their Tiger Time teacher and classmates. This allows students to review the Design-Thinking principles and Project-Based Learning standards while building community and connections with each other.

*Students attending our specialized FOCUS and MAPS programs may be placed outside of their neighborhood school. While we prioritize a student’s placement to be at their neighborhood school, not all schools offer all specialized programs, and other factors are also considered when making these individualized decisions. Class lists will be completed this spring and families will be notified in May.

Common Questions

Is transportation provided for students who attend Innovation Academy?

Can students at Innovation Academy participate in sports and activities?

While Innovation Academy is NCAA accredited and could have sports teams, it is unlikely we will have traditional sports.

If we do not offer the sport of choice for students, students may participate at their resident high school. Our staff is committed to ensuring student athletes are able to participate in their matches or competitions and will partner with resident high schools to support transportation for those events.

What does a student’s typical day look like?

Students are on a Hexter schedule, rotating projects, and Discovery classes every 6 weeks.
Students begin their day in Tiger Time, an advisory class focused on community building, success in high school, and the next steps after graduation. Students stay with the same Tiger Time teacher and student group throughout the year.
After Tiger Time, students head to their first project block, a combination of two core content classes, then lunch followed by their second project block, a combination of two different core content classes. These classes are combined with 9/10th graders or 11/12th graders.
At the end of the day, students engage in a Discovery elective class they choose through forecasting each Hexter. These classes are inclusive of all grade levels.

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